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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman finger ring dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. It measures 26.04mm in diameter, 21.37mm internal diameter), is 20.71mm high, 15.70mm maximum width, tapering to a width of 2.88mm, 3.52mm thick, tapering to a thickness of 1.23mm at the bottom of the loop and weighs 6.99g.The finger ring has a D-shaped loop and exhibits an ovular bezel with a ridge forming a raised ovular reserve for a glass or paste setting. There are traces of an uncertain material within the reserve, possibly the degraded remains of the paste setting. The ring tapers in width from from the bezel into the shoulders. The band features a continuous groove running from the bezel to approximately halfway down the loop on either side.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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